Vintage Sport Card Auction
Lot 184:
Not sold
Description
This is a 1969 Topps baseball card, number 163, from the 1968 World Series Special subset. The card commemorates Game #2 of the 1968 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals. The front of the card is titled Tiger Homers Deck the Cards and features a black and white action photograph. It identifies players Willie Horton, Norm Cash, and Mickey Lolich as key contributors. A descriptive caption at the bottom notes that Horton hit a home run in the 2nd inning and Lolich hit his first ever home run in the following frame. The front layout includes a banner for The Sporting News and the final game score of Tigers 8, Cards 1.
The reverse of the card displays a complete box score for Game #2, played at St. Louis. It lists the full lineups and statistics for both the Detroit and St. Louis rosters. The card number 163 is printed within a circle in the upper left corner. A copyright line in the lower right corner reads copyright T.C.G. Printed in U.S.A., indicating production by Topps Chewing Gum.
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